loristechbytes - FETC 2009

Lori Burch

Instruction & Technology
Connector
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
&
Hilton Central SchoolsHilton, NY

Session Title:

Please Talk to Your Neighbor: Connected Learning

Saturday

January 24, 2009

Session Description:

When students connect to other students in meaningful ways, stand back and watch the learning explosion! This session will examine some examples of how peer-to-peer connections can enhance learning. Tools of the Read/Write Web that make these connections possible will be highlighted. The power of teachers connecting to other teachers in collaborative ways will also be explored.

Below you will find links to all of the resources and tools highlighted during the presentation. All of these tools are web based and free.

Student Connections:

Scholastic's Student Stacks - a protected online community for students focused on reading
Scholastic's Student Connections - a variety of tools allowing students to publish questions and ideas and to give and receive feedback
Polar Power - a blog by 3rd grade and special education students
Creatures of the Deserts- a blog by 3rd grade students
Mrs. Thompson's Class Blog - a blog to support classroom projects in 3rd grade
Village Elementary Student Wiki - a K-6 school-wide wiki
Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences - 5th grade student perspectives on being included in parent/teacher conferences
Young Writers VoiceThread - 5th grade students share poetry expressing deeper life messages
Habits of Mind VoiceThread - 5th grade students share Habits of Mind concepts in their own words

Teacher Connections:

Scholastic's Teacher Share - a new online community for teachers to share resources, lessons and ideas with other teachers
Scholastic's Teacher Connections - a variety of blogs and message boards for connecting with other teachers
Scholastic's Teacher Book Wizard - Match the right books to your students, find booktalks, author info and lesson plans, and create and share your booklists
Apple Learning Interchange - Share great content, meet other educators, and collaborate online.
Twitter - a social network for posting announcements, questions and ideas
Plurk - a social network with threaded conversations
Skype - real time text, audio and video conferencing
Delicious - social bookmarking

Collaborative Projects:

Global Connections - a wiki with a wealth of resources for finding global collaborative projects to participate in
ePals - a protected global community for making connections and participating in collaborative projects
CLICK HERE if you would like to connect with others